The Fat Liberation Parenting Workshop is a virtual 2-hour workshop offering an opportunity to learn, reflect, and connect with other parents around how we raise resilient kids in a world that is fat-phobic and what we want for our kids’ relationships with us & their weight, body, health.

What can you expect?

• I’ll do some teaching so we have the same understanding about fatness, weight, health using principles from Health at Every Size®, disability justice, and attachment theory.

• We’ll have time for individual reflection about what we want for our kids’ development, our relationships with them, and the world they’ll live in.

• We’ll explore the ways that the systems families interact with can create or reinforce stigma and discrimination.

• Together, we’ll identify resonant practices to support us in engaging with and advocating for fat liberation.

My groups and workshops always have a foundation in anti-oppression principles, center the most marginalized, and are trauma-informed. 

What you won’t encounter in this workshop:

• Diet Talk: no advocating for intentional weight loss, dieting, or “weight management programs” for children (or adults).

• Therapy: while I’m a therapist, this is not a therapeutic group and there won’t be any diagnoses, therapeutic interventions, or advice about individuals or families.

• Judgment or Shame: my goal is to create a supportive, non-judgmental environment and I recognize that every family is unique.

• Easy Solutions: Sorry, I wish I could! But, this workshop will offer information, opportunities for values exploration and reflections, and engagement with community.

Who’s this for?

Any parent or caregiver who is curious about fat liberation, Health at Every Size®, and making the world a little less fat-phobic. You don’t have to reside in Washington State to participate. Folks of all sizes raising children of all sizes are welcome.